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A deep European challenge for the opener also includes Andrew Balding’s Moonrise, fourth of six in the Cheveley Park, and Richard and Peter Fahey’s Mussab, the winner of his last three starts including the Cornwallis Stakes.
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challenge → include → Stakes
Force Noir, in the purple colours of Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing, deserves a mention too.
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Noir → deserve → mention
He was a blowout when fancied for the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot but back to form when second in the Group One Middle Park Stakes last time.
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He → fancy → Stakes
18.55 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (Grade One), 5f 110yd
Ruiva was a late addition to the field for the opener and could well add more pace to what was already likely to be a fierce gallop.
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what → add → pace
She will do well to get to the turn in front of Harper’s Corner, though, while Libertango will likely be tracking the main US-trained hope, Brickyard Belle, in the early stages.
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Libertango → do → stages
Flavien Prat takes over from Billy Loughnane in Libertango’s saddle as the new champion jockey on the Flat cannot do the weight.
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jockey → take → weight
She was no match for Sun Princess, the favourite for the Juvenile Fillies Turf, in the Cheveley Park Stakes last time but there is nothing of that quality in this field and she is a worthy favourite.
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she → be → field
Brickyard Belle, meanwhile, is unbeaten in two starts and made up plenty of ground to catch Harper’s Corner in the Grade Three Matron Stakes last time, having been shuffled back earlier in the race.
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Belle → make → race
Hello racing fans wherever in the world you happen to be, and welcome to the Guardian’s liveblog coverage of the 2026 Breeders’ Cup meeting at Keeneland in Kentucky.
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you → happen → Kentucky
As is now traditional at the self-styled “World Championships” of Flat racing, Friday is for the juveniles, with a total of $7m (£5.2m) up for grabs, while tomorrow’s nine-race card, worth $27m (£20.3m) will include the Turf and the Classic, featuring many of the best middle-distance runners in the game.
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card → style → game
The last time that the Breeders’ Cup was staged at Keeneland in 2022, European-trained horses took all three of Friday’s turf events and the visitors will be hoping for the same again this time around.
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visitors → stag → same
Europe fields the favourite in all three, including Aidan O’Brien’s outstanding filly Sun Goddess in the Juvenile Fillies’ Turf at 20.15, and while O’Brien has scratched two from the Juvenile Turf at 21.35, he still has the second-favourite, Haffner, and his son, Joseph, will saddle the market leader, Folsom Blues.
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son → field → leader
On the dirt, there’s a somewhat disappointing turnout of just half a dozen for the Juvenile, and USS Valor, quite possibly the best two-year-old seen out in the States this year, is not among them, as Barry Irwin, his owner, wants to focus on next year’s Kentucky Derby instead.
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Irwin → ’ → Derby
In his absence, Bob Baffert’s Hughes will be a strong favourite, and Baffert will have high hopes of a big-race double as his unbeaten Miss Monica is fancied for the Juvenile Fillies.
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Monica → have → Fillies
The action is underway in Kentucky at 18.55 with the Juvenile Turf Sprint, and there will be previews, pace maps, quotes, betting news, results and more to enjoy here on the blog as the the card unfolds.
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card → enjoy → blog
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